TASS assessed the new edition of analytical review «Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook” No. 3 (208), 2026, prepared by the experts of the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute.
The publication highlights that the monitoring findings indicate continued uneven dynamics in foreign trade amid overall macroeconomic trends. According to available data, the main driver of growth was high-tech exports, which reached $29.6 bn, representing a 26.6% increase compared to 2024. Chemical products also showed positive growth, up 21.6%, metals and metal products up 17.4%, and wood and pulp and paper products up 4.9%. Total exports of other commodities increased by 13.6%, which the Gaidar Institute experts explain as a follow up of the recovery, although volumes still remain 10.38% below 2021 levels.
At the same time, food exports fell by 4.1% to $40.9 bn, which experts attribute in part to the decline in global grain prices, which, according to the World Bank, amounted to 10.2%.
Experts emphasized that the available data is being published in the context of the overall conclusion of the new monitoring, that is, the inflation in Russia is slowing, but the risk of its acceleration remains high, creating additional challenges for socioeconomic development.
Full version of the Monitoring can be found at the following link.